‘Germany is very ahead of us in its adoption of the modern’, a view confirmed by a visit to Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport. Formerly a Prussian parade ground, by 1930 it had become the largest airport in the world, with some fifty aeroplanes landing each day from all parts of Europe. The airport ranked high on Berlin’s list of tourist attractions, where, for a small entry fee, any member of the public could enter and stay as long as they liked. ‘Great crowds gather out there to sit at small tables and eat and drink to the tune of the motors,’1 Emily observed. Cicely Hamilton was also smitten.
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Tempelhof a symbol of modernity and progress of Germany.
